A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.3
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.3
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² Thus according to the Chinese tradition. *Cf.* *S. Beal*, The Romantic Legend of Śakya Buddha from the Chinese-Sanskrit, London 1875, Introd.; *Foucaux*, Lalita Vistara traduit, t. II, Introd. *Beal's* "Romantic Legend" is an abridged translation from the Chinese of the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-Sūtra, which has not come down in Sanskrit, but was translated into Chinese between 280 and 312 A.D. by Nie Tao-Tchen (s. *Bagchi*, l. c., I, p. 128) and in 587 A.D. by Jinagupta. It is said to be the biography of Buddha for the sect of the Dharmaguptas.